Oven-door catch



Oct. 6, 1925. 1 556,453

H. MoEcKER. JR. ET AL- vmznoon CATCH Filed Dec. 18, 1924 Patented Oct.6, 1925.

UNITED STATES HENRY MOECKER, JR., OF HOMEWOOD, OTTO HAMMER MEISTER ANDTHEODORE THOMP- PATIENT OFFICE.

SON, OF HARVEY, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNORS T0 AMERICAN STOVE GOMPANY, OF ST.LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

oven-noon CATCH.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HENRY MonoKEn, Jr., O'r'ro HAMMnRMnrs'rnr. andTrrnononn THoMrsoN, all citizens of the United States, residing atHomewood and Harvey, respectively, in the county of (look and State ofIllinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Oven-DoorCatches, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadtherein to the accompanying drawing. s r

This invention relates to improvements in oven door catches, and itpertains to a construction whereby all of the parts of the catch are,concealed when the door is closed, and one part of the catch isconcealed when the door is opened.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a stationary memberand a spring member, and to so arrange the door that both of them areconcealed when the door is closed. g

A further object of the present improvement is to provide a hollow doorwith a catch member located therein co-operating with a catch membersecured to the stove and adapted to project into the door, whereby bothmembers are concealed when the door is closed.

A further object of the invention is to provide a door having a liningseparated therefrom, a spring catch located between the door and thelining, the lining having an opening and a rigid catch member secured tothe stove and projecting'through the opening and having frictionalengagement with the said spring member.

Further objects of the invention will appear from the followingdescription.

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of an oven door and part of thestove or rangeframe, and the parts of the catch shown in operativerelation.

Fig. 2 is a front view of Fig. 1, with the outer part of the doorremoved.

Fig. 3 is a detached perspective view of the rigid part of the catch.

Fig. 4 is a detached perspective view of the spring part of the catch.

Fig. 5 is a front view of that part of the door lining where the springpart of the catch is fastened.

In carrying out'our present improvement,

the door A comprises the outer or domeshaped part 1, having its upperedge extending upward as at '2, and then horizontally inward as at 3.The lining 4 of the door has its edge bent outward as at 5, and ittelescopes the part 3 of the door and is at the inner side of the part3, serving to space the lining in respect to the door.

The lining a has at its upper edge an inwardly extending recess 6, avertically elongated bolt opening 7, and an opening 8.1

The frame portion 9 has the inwardlybent portion 10, the downwardlyextending part 11, and the horizontally inwardly extending portion 12,which latter formsthe top of the oven.

Our improved catch comprises a spring member B, that is fastened inthereces'sed portion 6. This spring member is provided with a downwardlyextending part 18 that is bifurcated as shown at 14, and the lower ends15 bent outward. This spring member has an. intermediate outwardlyextending part 16, the said bend being approximately V-shaped. The upperend of the V bends outward to form a spring lip 17. A screwbolt 18passes from the inner side of the lining 4 through the opening 7, andthe opening 14 and carries a nut 19.. It will be observed that the nut19 is locked against turning by reason of the upwardly extending ends15, so that the screw-bolt is applied to the nut from the inner side ofthe lining 4.

Co-operating with the spring-member is a rigid member 20, having at itsfront end an extension 21 that passes outward through the opening 8 andco-operates with the spring-lip 17. This member 20 is attached to thepart 12 of the stove by means of a bolt 22, that passes through anopening 23 of the member 20, and through an opening made in the part 12,receiving a nut 24. As shown, the member 20 is provided with an outwardextension 25 that passes through an opening 26 in the part 12.

InFig. 1, the parts of the catch are shown in operative position. Fromthis figure it will be observed that the extension 21 is in frictionalengagement with the door is closed all of thecatch is concealed" Withinthe door, and when the door is opened, only the extending part 21 isvisible.

The spring part B of the catch is vertically adjustable for the purposeof regulating the spring engagement of the spring lip 17 with theextension 21. This is found necessary to regulate the spring engagementof the lip 17 with the extension 21, it it should in use require thatadjustment. Furthermore, this adjustment can be taken care of also, tosome extent, by means of the elongated opening 7 through which the bolt18 passes.

It will be observed that the member 20 is held by a single bolt, due tothe fact that it has a. projection 25 that passes through an opening 26of the part 12.

Attention is also directed to the tact that the spring member B is heldagainst any lateral movement from the fact that it rests in an inwardlyextending cavity 6, made in the lining 4.

From the above construction it will be seen that only a single bolt isnecessary for each part of the catch to hold them against lateralmovement, thus reducing the e:\' pense in manufacture and in assembling.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent is:

1. The combination with an oven and a hollow door having a lining, of acatch comprising a spring member attached to the inner side of the doorlining, the spring projecting opposite the said opening, a membersecured to the oven top and projecting through the said opening in thedoor lining, and engaging the spring member.

2. The combination with an oven of a hollow door having a liningprovided with an opening, a spring member secured to the inner side ofthe lining below thesaid opening and projecting to the said opening, a

member secured to the under side of the oven top and projecting throughthe lining opening and engaging thespring member for the purpose ofholding the door closed.

3. The combination with an oven and a hollow door therefor provided witha lining having an opening, a spring member secured to the inner side ofthe said lining and projecting to the said opening, a bolt passingthrough the door lining and through the spring member, the lower end01"" the spring member bent outward for the purpose described, and amember secured to the oven top and projecting through the said openinginto the hollow door and engaging the spring member for holding the doorclosed.

t. The combination with an oven and a hollow door having a lining, thelining prov ded with an opening and with an inwardly projecting bulgebelow the said opening, a spring member secured in the bulge portion itsupper end projecting to the said opening, and a member secured to theoven top projecting through the said opening and in engagement with theupper end of the spring member, for the purpose described.

5, The combination with an oven and a door therefor ha in a lining, saidlining provided with an opening, of a spring member secured to the innerside of the lining and projecting to the said opening but wider than thesaid opening, and a member secured to the oven top and projecting outward through the said opening and in en gageinent with the springmember, for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof, we hereunto aiiix our signatures.

HENRY MOEOKER, J11. OTTO HAJvH [ERB/IEISTPEB. THEODORE THOMPSON.

